Faith, Hope, and Love

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Since I have only seen the new movie once, I don’t quite remember the exact line. It was something like this:

“How are we going to defeat the Emperor’s terrible new fleet?”

“We will be able to do that because we have faith that we can win, and the Emperor can never take away our hope. Our bond of love will win the day!”

I know that is a terrible paraphrase of what happened in the movie, but it was the feeling I got from the heroes of the latest Star Wars.

I think someone pointed out that at the end of Episode 8, when they sent out a distress call, no one came to help. And yet, part of the Resistance plan to defeat the Emperor’s fleet is to recruit people and ships from every star system in the galaxy. Lando and Chewie take the Millennium Falcon on this hopeful mission.

When hope appears to be lost, when Poe thinks that he has led his friends to their doom, the Millennium Falcon blasts out of hyperspace surrounded by thousands upon thousands of ships. The galaxy has united to defeat the evil empire.

Vague Hopes

I have to admit that I don’t agree with the military plan. I am not sure how you win a war by “just believing” that it is going to work out in your favor. I think generals typically approach battle with better plans than that. But, in the end, for the Resistance, it did work.

It makes me think a little bit about how people approach faith in God. At times, people are tempted to approach faith with the same vague feeling that I saw in the latest Star Wars. People have a belief that they will go to heaven, but it is not a sure and certain belief.

People believe that they will get there because they are a “good” person. They believe they will get there because, for the most part, they love their neighbor. People believe they will get there because they have faith and that is good enough. It is almost like they have faith in the fact that they have faith. That might give them a nice feeling, but it is not the certainty that Scripture says we can have.

God’s Definite Plan

I chose the title “Faith, Hope, and Love” as a call back to 1 Corinthians 13. God does want us to have faith, hope, and love, but these are not vague feelings. It is not a wishful hope or a faith that is uncertain. Even love is not just some empty sentiment. These all need to be based on God’s plan.

God came to battle with a definite plan. He sent Jesus into the world to be our Savior. He came to live and die for us. Jesus didn’t just hope that he could win. He knew that he was going to win. Because of him, our hope of heaven is sure and certain.

His love for us was incredible. It wasn’t just a generic feeling. He doesn’t just love us when we are nice to him or when we do good deeds. He chooses to love us in spite of our sin. His love motivated him to win salvation for us.

Our faith is in Christ. Our faith is in what Jesus did to save us from our sin. Our faith is not just wishful thinking like the Resistance. Our faith is founded on our powerful God and his certain promises in his Word. Through Jesus, we gain the ultimate victory.